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The demand for electronic flight instrument system is expected to be driven by advantages, such as reduced weight with more functionalities & better accuracy, enhanced safety and situational awareness, and automation of flight controls that the use of the electronic flight instrument system offers. In the coming years, the electronic flight instrument system market is expected to witness major developments in terms of display systems, communication & navigation systems, flight management controls & systems, and processing systems. Better and more reliable subsystems such as Enhanced Vision System (EVS), Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and automated flight control are expected to be developed that are expected to replace the subsystems currently available for electronic flight instrument system. Aircraft used in applications, including commercial, defense, and general aviation are anticipated to be increasingly dependent on electronic flight instrument system for various functions. The electronic flight instrument system market is projected to reach USD 1,139.6 Million by 2021, at a CAGR of 5.60% from 2016 to 2021.

Contract, acquisitions and new product launches were the key growth strategies adopted by these market players to grow in the electronic flight instrument system market. Esterline Technologies Corporation (U.S.) is engaged in the manufacturing of aircraft parts & components, machine tool systems and automated drilling products. In July 2016, Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) (Canada), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Esterline Technologies Corporation received a contract from Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Switzerland) for the supply of advanced cockpit avionics systems. Under this contract, the company will supply Heads-up Display (HUD) sub-system, dual Flight Management Systems (FMS), Cockpit Displays, and Global Positioning System (GPS) for Royal Australian Air Force fleet of 49 PC-21 turboprop trainer aircraft. In February 2015, Esterline Technologies Corporation (U.S.) acquired Barco N.V. (Belgium) for approximately USD 175 million. Barco N.V., a global technology company specialized in designing and manufacturing display hardware and software, operated in more than 90 countries. The acquisition helped Esterline Technologies Corporation to expand its market outside the U.S. and strengthen its overall business.

Honeywell Aerospace (U.S.), a subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc. (U.S.) is a leading global provider of engines, integrated avionics, systems, and service solutions for airlines, military, aircraft manufacturers, airport operations, business & general aviation, and space. The company mainly focuses on launching new products and securing contracts to improve its position in the electronic flight instrument system market. In April 2015, Honeywell Aerospace (U.S.), subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc. (U.S.) received a contract from Southwest Airlines Company (U.S.) for the supply of advanced cockpit technologies for the existing fleet of Boeing 737NG aircraft and the future fleet of Boeing 737 MAX. Under this contract, the company will supply IntuVue RDR-4000 3-D weather radar, navigation technologies, Integrated Multi-Mode Receiver (IMMR), and Aspire satellite communications systems. In February 2016, Honeywell Aerospace (U.S.), a subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc. (U.S.) and Embraer S.A. (Brazil) launched on of the most innovative and advanced Airline Cockpit, E-Jet E2 Cockpit, which included 3D visual displays to airline cockpits. The features of this product include, IntuVue 3D Weather Radar, Next Generation Flight Management System, Central Maintenance Computer (CMC), Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS), and smart runway & smart landing systems.